Pomeroy Franchises Go Back For Second Reading
Pomeroy council schedules a second reading of a proposed gas franchise rate next Monday night. Officials invite questions and objections during the session. Postmaster Mullen reports nearly 600 letters awaiting air mail pickup set to begin June 11. Local residents reuse a cover method by routing letters through friends. New Excelsior Salt Company building praised for quiet rollout. Chamber of Commerce backs toll free bridge, citing state bridge revenue data. A dozen flower boxes brighten the Third Ward Fire House as Civic Club members plan parking lot decorations.
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Pomeroy
Charles H. Mullen
Air Mail
Chamber of Commerce
Pomeroy Bend
Third Ward
Women’s Civic Club
Aged Man Dies at Home Near Chester
Robert Lauder Pomeroy, 78, died Tuesday night at his Chester Road home from infirmities of old age. Survived by three sons Albert Canton George C Fairpoint and Robert Pomeroy. two daughters Mrs Donald Kelley and Mrs Ross Osborne Columbus. six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at United Brethren Church Enterprise with burial at Rock Springs Cemetery.
Privi lege urged for public inspection of new hall
Sonic orders claim their hall in the armory building is unmatched and outsiders who have seen it largely agree. The call goes out for a public inspection to confirm the superiority of the hall.
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Sonic
Armory
Reedsville Girls Organize 4-H Club for 1938 Summer
Reedsville girls met Tuesday to organize their 4-H clubs for the summer of 1938. Miss Geneva Humphreys spoke on projects and presented 4-H work photos. A Pioneer Seniors club under Lucy Kibble will study Personality Development. Pioneer Juniors under Fay Pickens will study Nutrition.
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Riedsville
Reedsville
Geneva Humphreys
Meigs County
Lucy Kibble
Pioneer
Fay Pickens
Dorothy Petty
Gladys Pickens
Earlene Humphrey
Wanda Pickens
Josephine Pickens
Phyllis Buckley
Myra Jane Sisson
Margaret Boring
Nina Petty
Freda Davis
Mary Alice Hetzer
Frances Miller
Maxine Pickens
Helen Sprague
Doris Barnett
Dessie Petty
Evelyn Dilon
Ellen Louise Sisson
Mary Lou Sisson
Grace Pickens
Naomi Pickens
Charles Grueser, 63, Dies After Long Illness
Pomeroy Charles A Grueser age 63 died Wednesday at his home after a long illness. He was a member of Mineral Lodge IOOF Pomeroy Masonic Lodge No 30 Columbus and the Pomeroy Fire Association. Survived by wife Viola son Paul of Pomeroy daughter Mrs Mildred Reynolds of Pomeroy and one grandson Paul Reynolds.
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Pomeroy
Charles A. Grueser
Mineral Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Masonic Lodge No. 30
Columbus
Middleport Social Notes and Club News
Middleport social notes report a busy calendar with a Literary Club meeting at the Masonic Club, engagements announced for Miss Marie Erlewine and Charles Reynolds Gilbert, births and marriages, and multiple club gatherings including the White Rose Lodge and sewing groups. Also noted are upcoming joint club events and social functions around May events.
Syracuse Pupils To Present Grade School Program
Syracuse Grade School pupils from first to eighth will perform a two part program Friday night at 8 in the school auditorium. The first portion includes miscellaneous numbers and the second features a minstrel show. Carl Weese and Mrs Clara Lochary lead preparations. An ice cream social will follow the entertainment hosted by the Parent Teacher Association.
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Syracuse
Carl Weese
Clara Lochary
Woman In Holzer Hospital After Fall Fracture
Mrs. Firman Thornton, 78, of near Northup, is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital with a leg fracture from a fall. The leg has been placed in a cast.
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Gallipolis
Firman Thornton
Northup
Holzer Hospital
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic Offered Half Price at Spring Quick’s
Spring Quick's Drug Store advertises 76 cents of medicine free to respondents and offers a full size 1.25 bottle of Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic for 49 cents this weekend and next week. The ad claims relief from constipation stomach pains gall bladder trouble and bloating after a few doses and urges immediate store visit to save 76 cents per bottle.
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Quick’s Drug Store
Meigs Grange Meets Friday At Racine
Meigs County Pomona Grange meets Great Bend Grange in Racine with over 150 attending. Pomona conferred degrees on Max Wolfe Helen Bentz Hazel Hildare Rodger Wolfe Clarence Shields Mrs C M Shields and Mrs Flora Johnson. A county chorus songs reading and game lead by Eugene Snyder plus films on pioneers trek and wildlife conservation were shown. Next Pomona meeting with Hemlock Grange on first Friday in July.
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Pomona Grange
Hemlock Grange
Pomeroy Opera House Tax Status Revealed
The old opera house on Second Street, ordered removed by the state fire marshal, has land valued at $550 per lot for tax purposes, totaling $1100 for two lots. Building assessment is $3840, bringing total tax value to $4940 with $958.68 currently due.
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Pomeroy
Opera House
Second St
Will Receive New CCC Applications in July
Willard Ashworth announces the next CCC application period runs July 1 to July 20. Eligible boys from relief families aged 17 to 23 may enroll, with preference for 18 and over. Currently 200 to 250 Meigs County boys are in conservation camps.
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Pomeroy
Willard Ashworth
Ashworth
Meigs County
Uncontested Divorce Filed in Columbus Case
Mildred Green of Flora testifies before Judge C E Peoples that Norman Green of Columbus failed to provide a home and necessities. The divorce case was not contested.
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Pomeroy
Norman Green
Columbus
Mildred Green
Flora
C. E. Peoples
Funeral Notices From Sharpsburg Area Remains Held
Funeral services for Mrs D W Brill who died at home in Sharpsburg were held Monday with burial in Bartlett Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and a son and daughter from a former marriage Errol Evans Columbus and Mary Evans at home. A Mt Hermon service was held Sunday for Mrs Sarah Jane Johnson 85 who died at her son Wade Johnson home. Her husband died a year ago. She leaves three daughters two sons and several grandchildren.
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Sharpsburg
D. W. Brill
Bartlett
Ladies Aid Society of
Mt. Hermon
Rosa Miellmier
Eunice Armstrong
Nellie Kerns
Ruth McGrew
Mildred Dille
Lucile Bartoe
Ruth Ann
Bernard Walker
C. T. Strode
Pollyanna Armstrong
B. E.armstrong
Anna Lee Smith
Amesville
Emery Shaner
John Armstrong
Joe Beard
Carl Beard
Gilbert Henthorn
Ella Grimes
Athens
Robert Grimes
Don Bartoe
Wellston
William Bartoe
Avon Jones
Edith Spencer
Middleport
Blanche Roller
Mulberry Ave
Roller
Leo Bryan
New Lexington
E. W. Hysell
Lincoln Hill
Bessie Montgomery
E. Main St
William Shoemaker
Dade Roberts
Beaver Falls
O. B. Elberfeld
Columbus
Georgia Williamson
Harrisonville Road
Ironton
Warren Bright
Lydia Ebersbach
Jed Webster
Robert Warner
Lydia Gibbs
Pomeroy Marriage Notice and Local Social Events
Announcement of Wesley A. Race’s marriage to Betty Court received from relatives. Wedding occurred May 5 at St. Joseph Missouri. groom’s family now resides in Grand Forks North Dakota. Page also covers church classes, showers, meetings, conference attendees, health updates, and travels of local residents.
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Wesley A. Race
Homer Race
Betty Court
Pomeroy
W. A. Race
Omaha
Neb
St. Joseph
Duerrs Sue Pomeroy Cement Firm in Compulsory Plea
Ernest P. Duerr and John Duerr filing in common pleas court seek judgment for 129 dollars against Frank and others connected with the Pomeroy Cement Block Co. alleging contract dispute and claim for unpaid balance. Local court action proceeds as case details unfold.
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Pomeroy
Ernest P. Duerr
John Duerr
Pomeroy Cement Block Co., Et al
Comp Pleas
Frank
Description of Volcanic Bomb Sizes and Shapes
Volcanic bombs range from baseball-sized to six feet in diameter and appear as spherical or pear-shaped. Surfaces vary from smooth to fissured.
Injured in Fall Report From Middleport Homes
Miss Norma Grant sprained foot and ankle after slipping at her Grant Street home on Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Howard also fell at Rutland Street, suffering knee injuries. The rest discusses stars and centrifugal force in a disconnected note.
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Middleport
Norma Grant
Grant St
Charles Howard
Rutland St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Excelsior Salt Company
Porch
H. J. Hysell Furniture CO
Dave S. Farmer
Chester
Reedsville Girls
Charles Grueser
McMaster
Lawn Furniture Hardware and Furniture CO
Middleport Social Notes
I Literary Club
Masonic Club
O. B. Stout
Northwest Territory
Cedric Clark
Marcus Chambers
Ray Sherman
Order of Eastern Star
Marie Erlewine
Charles Reynolds Gilbert
Detroit
Mich
Minnie Erlewine
First Presbyterian Church
Erlewine
Middleport High School
Gilbert
C. E. Gilbert
Coolville
Wilbur van Cooney
Bailey Run
Tuesday
the van Cooney
J. N. Humphrey
Hooker St
John Talbott
White Rose Lodge
B. of R. T
S. Fifth Ave
A. A. Chappelle
Etta Brooks
E. E. Romine
Barbara Jean
Kenneth Mossman
Mr. Mossman
Madge Mossman
Oscar Mossman
Pearl St
Virginia Mae Lyons
Paul M. Clifford
Edwin Murphy
Sacred Heart Church
Margaret Clifford
James Clifford
Chestnut St
Ford
Butternut St
Pomeroy High School
Lyons Billiard Parisor
George Tewksbury
Edward Tewksbury
Mill and
Third Sts
Herman Bailey
Charleston
Kanawha Valley Hospital
M. L. French
M.H.S. Alumni Association
Temple Theater
Women’s Music Club
Garden Club
W. G. Davis
Clokey
Garen Stansbury
Robert Coats
Dan McNaughton
Louis Sauer
Edward French
Ray Rawlings
John Dillard
H. A. Rothrock
Edgar Reynolds
R. A. Miller
Olive Curd
Herbert Chambers
Louis Seyfield
Lenore Giles
J. B. Downing
Rawlings
C. O. Fisher
John Kincaid
Gold Fish & Bowls
Schlagbeck
Magnesia
Colonial Club
Panama
Alco-Lin
Quick's
Athens County
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Meigs Grange
Racine
Pomeroy Opera House
Oliver Wendell Holmes
General Electric
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Queen Esther
Bethany M. E. Church
Vernon Nease
Ward Gilmore
Chauncey Shumaker
Carrie Fisher
L. F. ‘Schoenleb
Dorothy Grossman
Charles Gibbs
Marion Ebersbach
Frances Dye
Miss Grossman
Manning Webster
Federated Circle
American Legion Auxiliary
Oak Hill
Wilfred Sinclair
Marian Radford
Pearl Hysell
Ralph Gilmore
Ben Neutzling
Drew Webster
Norma Goodwin
Olan Goodwin
Pomeroy Personals
Stanso Arnica
Rathburn’'s
Rutland
Elberfelds
Taylor's
Ielles
Taylor Stores Inc
Schine
Athena
W. A. Lockwood
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